Chapter781:DeadlyGame!

"Owwoww..."

TheDemonicTrueRealm’sthird-gradeThree-headedDragon-hornedPythonwasoverjoyed.Itraiseditsheadproudlyandthemenacingserpentheadinthemiddleopeneditsmouthwide,flickingitsforkedtongueasitswallowedtheDragonCrystalFruit.Allaround,thenumerousThree-headedDragon-hornedPythonsroaredandhissedcontinuously.

"Someone!"

Suddenly,SuYishiftedhisgazetowardstheoutsideofthegorge.Withhissharpspiritualpower,hesensedthatsomeonewasapproaching.

"Hisshiss..."

Immediately,XuChenandtheThree-headedDragon-hornedPythonsensedittoo,theirgazesallturnedtowardsthedirectionofthegorgeentrance.

Underthescrutinyofthosegazes,afigurecautiouslyemerged.Wrappedtightlyincoarseclothingfromheadtotoe,theperson’sentirebodywasconcealed.Acloakandhatcoveredthehead,extendingfarenoughtoonlyrevealasmallportionoftheface.

"Hiss,hiss..."

Astheygazeduponthefigure,theThree-headedDragon-hornedPythons’serpent-likeeyesinstantlybecamemenacing,emanatingafierceaura.Wavesofcold,eeriebreathburstforth,fillingthegorgewithastrongstench.

Thefigurelookedup,lockingitsgazeonthelargegroupofThree-headedDragon-hornedPythonsthatappearedahead,astonishmentreflectedinitseyes.

Andashisgazefelluponthetwoyoungfigures,especiallywhenitlandedonSuYi,whohadcastadisguisespell,alookofastonishmentmixedwithjoyfilledhiseyes.Fromadistance,heexclaimed,"YouareYiSu,youreallyarehere!"

"It’syou."

AsSuYigazeduponthissomewhatmysteriousfigure,hefeltasenseofastonishment.Atfirstglance,herecognizedthatitwasnoneotherthanthescale-coveredyouthhehadencounteredafewdaysagointheCentralRegioncity.

"Hey,doyouknowthisperson?"

XuChenalsofeltcuriousandrecognizedhim.HehadglimpsedthisyoungmanbrieflyonthemartialartsplatforminCentralRegioncitybefore,leavingadeepimpression.

"Atlast,Ifoundyou!"

Thescalyyoungman,withahintofexcitementinhiseyes,quicklyapproachedSuYiandXuChen.Heappearedtobearoundsixteenorseventeenyearsold,fullycoveredfromhisneckdown,tightlywrappedandsealed.Hisheadwasalsoconcealedbyahoodedrobe,hidinghisface,withonlyhalfofhisfacevisiblewhenheraisedhisgaze.

"Doyouhavesomethingtotellme?"

SuYiwassomewhatsurprised.Heseemedunfamiliarwiththisyoungman,buthevaguelyrememberedhim.TheyoungmanwantedtosignupfortheSaintMartialAssembly,buthehadmistakenlygonetothewrongregistrationarea.SuYihadoncehelpedhimfindtherightdirection.

"Thereissomethingimportant,andmanypeoplehavesetatraptokillyou!"

Theyoungmanwithscalesonhisfacelookedup.Hisentirefacewascoveredinscatteredblackscales,andhishairwasdisheveled.Evenhisscalphadsparselyscatteredblackscalesthatintertwinedwithhissparsehair.Wrinklesandveinsappearedonbothsidesofhisscaledface,makinghimappearquiteugly.However,ashelookedatSuYiatthismoment,therewasasenseofreliefinhisgaze,asifhishearthadbeentightlywoundupandhadfinallyletoutasighofrelief.

"Someonewantstokillme?"

Uponhearingthis,SuYifeltslightlysurprised.

Asfortheappearanceofthisyoungmanwithafacefullofscales,SuYiremainedunfazed.Hehadalreadyknown,asXiWuqinghadtoldhim,thatthiswasahalf-demonbody,adescendantoftheunionbetweenthedemontribeandthehumantribe.

However,theunionbetweenthedemontribeandthehumantribewasnoteasy.Theycouldnotbeacceptedbytheentirehumananddemontribes.Thedescendantsofthisunion,onlyhadlessthanoneinathousandchanceofbeingnormal.Theresteitherdiedprematurelyorbecamehalf-beastcreatures,lackinganyspecialtalents.Somewouldevenbeboughtintheundergroundblackmarkettobeusedaslivestockorplaythings.

Half-beastcreatures,beingsthatareparthumanandpartbeast,don’tpossessmanyofthetalentsofthedemontribe.Onlythosewithafiercehalf-demonbodyaretrulyformidable,surpassingordinaryhumans.

FromXiWuqing’swords,SuYilearnedthattheyoungmanbeforehim,withhisscaledappearance,couldbarelybeconsideredahalf-beastcreature.Heseemedtobesomehowlinkedtothelizard-likedemontribe,yettherewasalsosomethingslightlydifferentabouthim.

"TheyseemtobedisciplesoftheSacredMountain,andthereareothermountaingatestoo,withmanypeopleinthem.Theyhavesetupadeadlytrap,waitingforyou!"

ThescaledyoungmaninformedSuYithathehadinadvertentlywitnessedeverything.Heoverheardtheconversationsofthoseindividuals,includingdisciplesoftheSacredMountainandothermountaingates.TheyhadunitedtogetherandsetupadeadlytrapattheverylocationwheretheyhadlastemergedfromtheSanctifiedMartialSecretRealm.TheywerewaitingforSuYi,intendingtokillhim!

"SacredMountain!"

Hearingthewords"SacredMountain,"SuYiwasalreadyninetypercentconvinced.

SuYi,too,wasnotsurprised.Hehadalreadyreceivedthenews.Aglimmerofcrimsonlightflickeredinhiseyes,revealingachillingaura.Hethenaskedthescaledyoungman,"HowdoyouknowmeandthatIamtheonetheywanttokill?"

"Ihaveseenyoubefore,IknowyournameisYiSu.Ioverheardtheirconversationbyaccident.Therearemanyofthem,theyareverystrong,andtheywanttokillyou.Youareagoodperson,youhavehelpedmebefore.Idon’twantyoutodieintheirhands.I’vebeentryingtofindoutwhereyouare,andIheardsomenews.Youhavefoundatreasureinthisplace,andtherearestillmanypeoplewaitingoutside,butitseemsliketheyareafraidtocomein."

ThescaledyoungmanlookedatSuYi.Onhisfragmentedscalesandthefacecoveredwithgreenveins,hisgazetowardsSuYiwasverysincere.

HefeltgratefulforSuYi’sguidancebackthen.Amongallthelooksofdisdainanduneasefromeveryoneelse,onlyYiSushowednosignsofavoidanceordisgust.Heknewthatsuchapersonmustbeagoodperson,eventhoughtherewererumorsthatYiSufromtheOverlordSectwasaferociousindividual.

"Thankyou!"

SuYinoddedandthankedthescaledyoungman.

"ItseemslikethedisciplesoftheSacredMountainaregettingreadytoattackyou.Whatdoyouplantodo?"

XuChensaid,buthewasn’tworriedmuchforSuYi.Notjustnow,evenwithSuYi’spreviousstrength,itwouldn’tbeeasyforthedisciplesofSacredMountainintheSanctifiedMartialSecretRealmtokillhim.

"Whensomethingcomeswithoutanyeffort,itisastheywished!"

SuYisaidinacalmmanner,hiseyesfilledwithamenacinggaze,"IhappentobesomeonewhoislookingfortheSacredMountain.IntheSanctifiedMartialSecretRealm,thereisnoneedtofearSacredMountain."

"Don’tknowyournameyet?"

Andthen,SuYiaskedtheyoungboywithscales.

"MynameisFlameScale,becauseIhavescalesallovermybody."

FlameScalefeltabitembarrassed.Hehadscalesalloverhisbody,andhewashalf-humanandhalf-beast.

"IamYiSu,fromtheOverlordSect,"YiSuintroducedhimself.SuYiwasintroducinghimself.

"IamXuChen,theemptinessofemptiness,thedustofthemortalworld,"XuChensmiledfaintlyandalsointroducedhimselftoFlameScale.

"Ihaveseenyoutoo,youareverystrongandalsoagoodperson."

FlameScalenoddedandsmiledatXuChen,appearingsomewhatnervousandbashful.Noonehadevertreatedhimsowarmlyandsincerely,takingtheinitiativetointroducethemselves.HehadalsoseenXuChenbefore,butfromXuChen’sgaze,hecouldn’tdetectanyhostilityoraversion.

"Comparedtothisperson,Iamdefinitelythegoodguy."

XuChenglancedatSuYiand,comparedtothisguy,hefeltthathewasindeedagoodperson.

"CouldyoupleasetellmewherethepeoplefromtheSacredMountainarewaitingforme?"SuYiinquired,wantingtoknowthewhereaboutsofthedisciplesoftheSacredMountain.

"InthecenteroftheSanctifiedMartialSecretRealm,theyseemedtoknowroughlywhereyouwere,andpredictedthepathyouwouldtake.Theyplantojoinforcesandtrytokillyou!"

FlameScaleinformedSuYi,hisexpressionmovedandahintofworryfurrowedhisbrowashesaid,"Areyoustillplanningtogofindthem?Theyhavemanypeople,andtheyareallverypowerful.It’sjustthetwoofyou!"

(TranslatedbyGravityTales棣冩П)